Arthur Milton interviewed by David Foot

Reference

MCC/AAL/3/183

Date:

2005-01

Level of description

item

Extent

1 CD: 33 minutes 53 seconds

Part of

David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)

Scope and Content

1 CD, Arthur Milton, cricketer, interviewed by David Foot. The CD consists of 7 tracks.

Track 1: [0:00-0:08] Introduction by Foot, [0:09-0:36] Milton talks about not preferring football over cricket and vice-versa, [0:37-1:40] Milton talks about signing for Arsenal Football Club and marrying his landlady's daughter, [1:41-2:57] Milton talks about playing for the England Football Team, [2:58-4:51] Milton talks about being spotted by Gloucestershire whilst at school and in the army and watching Denis Compton make his 180 vs. Australia at Trent Bridge in 1948.

Track 2: [0:00-0:39] Milton talks about being watched by Wally Hammond in 1946, [0:40-1:05] Milton talks about being taught cricket and manners at Gloucestershire, [1:06-1:41] Milton talks about not initially being an all-rounder, [1:42-3:51] Milton talks about the overlap between football and cricket seasons and playing football for Arsenal and Bristol City, [3:52-4:28] Milton talks about cricket being more of a social game than football, [4:29-5:12] Milton talks about getting a century on his Test debut.

Track 3: [0:00-0:23] Milton talks about his Test debut and being on the field for the whole match, [0:24-1:09] Milton talks about being on the 1958-1959 MCC tour of Australia, [1:10-1:50] Milton talks about his playing temperament, [1:51-3:12] Milton talks about his and Tom Graveney’s batting, [3:13-4:49] Milton talks about making scoring calculations whilst batting.

Track 4: [0:00-0:47] Milton talks about a narrow victory over Kent, [0:48-1:49] Milton talks about centuries that stood out for him, [1:50-3:32] Milton talks about needing a challenge whilst batting and his fielding, [3:33-4:05] Milton talks about his captaincy of Gloucestershire, [4:06-4:58] Hammond talks about Wally Hammond struggling in a Gloucestershire match in 1951.

Track 5: [0:00-0:51] Milton talks about being coach at Oxford University and some of the players he coached, [0:52-1:31] Milton talks about regretting missing out on going to university, [1:32-2:13] Milton talks about a scout for the England Cricket Team, [2:14-4:03] Milton talks about how cricket has changed including how one-day cricket has changed the game and the decline of West Indies, [4:04-4:51] Milton talks about how football has changed.

Track 6: [0:00-3:23] Milton talks about being a postman, [3:24-4:09] Milton talks about getting an honorary degree from Bristol University, [4:10-4:56] Milton talks about greyhound racing.

Track 7: [0:00-1:49] Milton talks about watching little cricket and agents involved with football, [1:50-2:51] Milton talks about being satisfied with life, [2:52-4:05] Milton talks about Willie Watson being a dual international, [4:06-4:15] Closing remarks.

A back-up copy of this CD is included.

Associations

Arthur Robert Morris
David Rayvern Allen
Arsenal Football Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Denis Charles Scott Compton
Walter Reginald Hammond
Thomas William Graveney
Oxford University Cricket Club
Willie Watson

Subject

school cricket, football, MCC in Australia 1958-1959, Australian Services Cricket Team, MCC in Australia 1946-1947, fielding, captains, captaincy

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

1 CD: 33 minutes 53 seconds

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